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Place Name
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Franklin County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Greenfield
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Population
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70,092 (1990)
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Location
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Massachusetts, United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°35'N
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Longitude
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72°35'W
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Franklin
, county (
724 sq mi/1,875 sq km; 1990 pop.
70,092), NW Mass.;  Greenfield; 42°35'N 72°35'W.
Predominantly rural; hilly in N. Bisected by Connecticut R.; drained by
Deerfield and Millers rivers. Food processing, wood prods., paper
products, plastics, handtools and hardware, industrial machinery,
silverware. Fruits, nursery products; cattle; dairying. Yankee-Rowe
nuclear power plant, initial criticality August 19, 1960,
21 mi/34 km NE of Pittsfield, was the oldest
nuclear power plant in the U.S., now decommisioned. Formed 1811.
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